§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of patients at St. Mark's hospital comes from outside City and Hackney health authority; and what percentage of the funding for St. Mark's hospital comes from outside City and Hackney health authority.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeAbout 90 per cent. of patients treated at St. Mark's hospital reside outside the boundaries of the City and Hackney health authority. Regional health authorities are responsible for allocating resources to district health authorities and the hon. Member may wish to approach the North-East Thames regional health authority direct for information on how this patient inflow affects allocations made to City and Hackney health authority.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of postgraduate teaching hospitals receive funding from outside their district health authorities; and whether St. Mark's hospital in East London is such a hospital.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeSeven special health authorities and two preserved boards of governors responsible for managing postgraduate hospitals receive allocations direct from central Government. Those hospitals also receive additional funds from other sources. The Royal National orthopaedic hospital, the Royal National throat, nose and80W ear hospital, St. John's hospital for diseases of the skin, St. Mark's hospital and St. Peter's hospital are managed and funded by district health authorities and also receive funds from other sources.